https://twitter.com/bradleymeck/status/1470586787047395331 , revised form of https://gist.github.com/bmeck/b8044a739231c389457f2ab3aa7ffffa post a regression fix

local-storage-example.cjs

// node [--trace-gc] local-storage-exmaple.cjs
// creates a server
// will drop /favicon.ico connections poorly without properly closing them
//   `cleanupContext` AsyncLocalStorage + `cleanup` FinalizationRegistry will clean up
// will track the http request URL for errors in httpContext
//   will show up in error generated for bad permissions
// will grant permissions in permissionsContext based upon query params / search params
//   need ?fs=true to make / respond with a 200
//
// goto /?fs=true in browser to see it work
// goto /?fs=false in browser to see it error
// browsers will automatically request /favicon.ico
'use strict';

const { AsyncLocalStorage } = require('async_hooks');
const http = require('http');
const events = require('events');
const { readFile } = require('fs/promises');

// tracking what permissions we have
const permissionsContext = new AsyncLocalStorage();

// tracking which HTTP context we are in
const httpContext = new AsyncLocalStorage();

const getSearchParams = (reqUrl) => {
    const url = new URL(reqUrl, 'http://invalid.invalid/');
    return url.searchParams;
}
/**
 * FOR DEMO PURPOSES ONLY, NEVER DO THIS
 * Use real auth methods and not search params
 * @param req 
 */
async function auth(req, fn) {
    // NO NO NO NO NO
    let permissions = {};
    for (const [key, value] of getSearchParams(req.url).entries()) {
        permissions[key] = value;
    }
    permissionsContext.run(permissions, fn);
}
function hasPermission(key) {
    return permissionsContext.getStore()?.[key] === 'true';
}

/**
 * needs ?fs=true
 * @param filepath 
 * @returns 
 */
function gatedReadFile(filepath) {
    // has no reference to how auth is obtained/propagated
    if (!hasPermission('fs')) {
        // has no reference to the request / no need to propagate it
        throw new Error('403');
    }
    return readFile(filepath, 'utf8');
}

process.on('uncaughtExceptionMonitor', function (err) {
    let reqUrl = httpContext.getStore();
    if (reqUrl) {
        console.error('Error from URL %s', reqUrl);
    }
});

const cleanup = new FinalizationRegistry(([req, res, id, cleanup]) => {
    console.log('closing dropped connection to ', req.url, 'with cleanup handler id', id);
    cleanup();
    try {
        res.writeHead(500);
        res.end();
    } catch {
        // this is normal
    }
});

// Garbage generator to keep GC running periodically
setInterval(() => [].concat(1), 0);
setInterval(() => [].concat(1), 0);
setInterval(() => [].concat(1), 0);
setInterval(() => [].concat(1), 0);
let gcId = 1;
const cleanupContext = new AsyncLocalStorage();
/**
 * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage}  req 
 * @param {import('http').ServerResponse}  res 
 * @returns 
 */
function setCleanup(req, res, fn) {
    let id = gcId++;
    // {id} is our "token"
    // don't directly hold onto {id}, it won't be able to GC then
    let GC = new WeakRef({id});

    // data to associate with the token
    let held = [req, res, id, () => {
        res.off('finish', unregister);
    }];
    console.log(req.url, 'assigned cleanup handler', id);

    function unregister() {
        console.log(req.url, 'unregistered cleanup handler', id);
        cleanup.unregister(GC.deref());
    }

    // setup when the token deallocs, fire handler
    cleanup.register(GC.deref(), held, GC.deref());
    res.on('finish', unregister);

    // Force the token to stay alive for all async work spawned from the current task
    cleanupContext.run(GC.deref(), fn);
}
/**
 * @param {import('http').IncomingMessage}  req 
 * @param {import('http').ServerResponse}  res 
 * @returns 
 */
function handleHTTP(req, res) {
    setCleanup(req, res, () => {
        if (req.url === '/favicon.ico') {
            // uh oh, forgot to close (don't worry the Finalization Registry handles it)
            setTimeout(() => {
                // keep the req, res alive WAAAAY too long
                // should see a GC entry before this
                console.log('can cleanup /favicon.ico')
            }, 0);
            return;
        }
        httpContext.run(req.url, () => {
            auth(req, () => {
                console.log('%s %s', req.method, req.url);
                // "simulate" a work queue
                setTimeout(doWork, 1, res);
            });
        });
    });
}

async function doWork(res) {
    res.end(await gatedReadFile(__filename));
}

async function main() {
    const server = http.createServer(handleHTTP).listen(process.env.PORT || 0)
    await events.once(server, 'listening');
    console.log('Listening on', server.address());
    console.log(`http://127.0.0.1:${server.address().port}`)
}
main();